Wrong-way driver in Hooksett charged with open container of marijuana
New Hampshire State Police arrested a 39-year-old Massachusetts man on Interstate 293 in Hooksett early on Nov. 9, 2026, after he drove north at speed in the southbound lanes for about 10 miles. Besides felony reckless conduct and driving while intoxicated, he was charged with driving with an open container of marijuana and is due in Hooksett district court on Dec. 3.
🇺🇸 Interstate 293 near Exit 11, Hooksett, New Hampshire · New Hampshire, United States
New Hampshire State Police arrested a 39-year-old Massachusetts man in Hooksett
early on Nov. 9, 2026 after he drove the wrong way on Interstate 293 south.[1]State Police received a report shortly before midnight of a white truck driving
north at high speed in the southbound lanes, the state Department of Safety said
in a news release.[1]The wrong-way driver was first reported near Exit 2 in
Manchester, and a state trooper stopped the vehicle about 10 miles away near
Exit 11 in Hooksett after seeing it coming toward him.[1]
The driver was taken into custody on charges of felony reckless conduct and
reckless driving.[1]He was also charged withaggravated driving while
intoxicated, driving while intoxicated and driving with an open container of
marijuana, police said.[1]He is scheduled to appear in Hooksett district
court on Dec. 3, 2026.[1]
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The stopped vehicle and a responding state trooper after a wrong-way drive on Interstate 293 in Hooksett. Photo: New Hampshire Department of SafetyPhoto details
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Arrested
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New Hampshire State Police
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Vehicle
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felony reckless conduct; reckless driving; aggravated driving while intoxicated; driving while intoxicated; driving with an open container of marijuana
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